Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mountainburg

P.K. Boulder

P.K. Boulder in Arkansas has 7 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

7 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

Is P.K. Boulder open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name P.K. Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers (9 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit P.K. Boulder

Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    49° / 26°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    54° / 29°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    63° / 37°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 46°

    9 wet

  5. May

    79° / 55°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 64°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 67°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 66°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 58°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    74° / 47°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 36°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    52° / 29°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mountainburg 2 Ne, AR, 8.5 mi away at 793 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

P.K. Boulder is a bouldering spot in the Boston Mountain Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas, on land managed by the Forest Service. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mountainburg run about 72°F highs and 46°F lows in April, and about 74°F and 47°F in October, while July highs typically reach about 92°F. Fern Bouldering and Cowboy Boulder sit about 0.1 mile away, so you can combine several problems in one outing. Shores Lake Campground is about 3 miles off, and the White Rock-Shores Lake West hike starts at a similar distance.